Spinning roll for spinning and drawing frames



March yl1., 1947. E. J. COURTEY Filed Aprii 4, 1946 INV AMJ j ATTORNEYJ Patented rA ses Bom. ron SPINNING AND pwiNG FRAMES namur-ii. courtney, oasiyn, N. r.

Appcation April 1946, lSerial P50. 659,489

E' 5 laims.

This invention relates to rolls for spinningand drawing frames and the like, and the primary, object of the invention is to provide a roll of composite construction which. is` very simple, easy to make, inexpensive and very light, whereby, inter alla, the horsepower consumption is greatly reduced as compared with the conventional rolls now universally used in such frames.

How the foregoing, together with such other objects and advantages as may hereinafter appear, or are incident to the invention, are realized is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure iillustrates my improved form of roll in cross section, as associated with adrawing roll.'l

Figure 2/is a similar view showing how the roll may be readily adapted for use fas is, in a variety of widths, the only change being the provision of appropriate fastening means.

Referring now to Figure 1, the reference character A indicates a conventional drawing roll, and

the reference character B indicates my improved idler roll to .be used in association with such drawing roll.

The roll B is composed of two complementary, stamped sheet-metal disks 'l and 3 which are adapted to be arranged back to back. Each disk 'has a central `opening or aperture 9, the apertures preferably registering with one another. Each disk has its outer'end portion bent into a peripheral ange i0. extending normally to the body of the disk. Each iiange lli has its edge or rim portion bent generally radially outwardly, as indicated at il, the bent rim portions il inclining slightly toward one another. The iianges i@ provide a seat for an annular cover i2, preferably composed of rubber or similarl material and provided with an inner facing i3 oi canvas or the like. When the disks are assembled back to back, the cover i2 is clamped between the rim portions il, the latter bitinginto the end faces of the cover, as will further appear, thereby preventing rotation of thev cover with respect to the wheel. The canvas it tends to prevent the cover from stretching. In thelrst instance, the disks are stamped in counterpart form. Then one of the disks is extruded at suitable points to provide a thickened portion i4 toreceive the screws i5 or other means employed for securing the disks in back to back relation.

Attached to one of the disks, preferably the one having the enlarged portions i6, is a stamped collar it having an annular iiange il. The collar it is normal to its disk and the ange is parallel 5 side, substantially beyond the faces of thedisks.

The sleeve is secured as, for example, by spot welding to the collar or other adjacent part exterior n to the sleeve. Located centrally within the sleeve is a stop ring 20 which is secured, as by spot welding, to the sleeve. bearing ithe outer race 2| of which fits snugly within thesleeve I9, preferably by a press t. The inner race 22 of each ball bearing receives afshaft 23.

The .roll is positioned on the shaft 23 by means of the collars 24 which, it will be observed, are adapted to bear against theinner races or nonrotative portion of the bearing, while clearing the outer races which rotate. The collars are positioned by means of the set screws 25.

il may be knurled or otherwise roughened to secure a firm grip on the cover. y

In the arrangement shown in Figure 1, shaft 26 is driven and is provided with a plurality of the drawing rolls A, keyed or otherwise secured to rotate therewith, In many frames there are four or more' of these drawing rolls A. The shaft 23, however, is preferably of a length to carry Y removal.

It will be seen from the foregoing that the construction of the roll is very simple,.inexpensive use heavy cast rolls, keyed tothe shafts 23, in

` consequence of which, among other things, the

power consumption has beenheavy and an optimum quality of yarn is not obtained. By my construction, the power requirements are very substantially reduced and the quality of the yarn improved. Moreover, it will be seen that either of the rolls on shaft 23 may be removed over an 'end of the shaft by removing the correspondingcollar 24, without disturbing theother collar, so that when the roll is returned, after recovering,

it will be positioned exactly as before, which is of importance. Also it will be'observed thatthe wheel comes c as a whole. 1

in Figure 1 the cover i2 is relatively narrow.

When wider covers are employed, then a spacer' .member or members 21 are provided, as shown anatre To either side of they ring 2n is a bali If desired, the inner edge portions of the rims in Figure 2. and screws IB of adequate length are substituted for the screws I5. It is of consider- `able advantage, both from the standpoint of simplicity and of cost, that' all of the-disks in the `ilrst instance are of counterpart construction.

I claim: 1. A spinning roll for spinning and drawing Aframes and the like comprising a pair of complementary stamped sheet-metal disks arranged reverselyto one another and having central registering apertures and each being provided with a peripheral annular flange normal to the body of the'disk, the flanges cooperating to provide a seat for a cover, one of said disks being provided with a stamped sheet metal anged collar, the collar portion being normal to the body of the disk and the flange thereof being fastened to the said disk, an elongated sleeve fitting withcover therebetween, at least one of said disks being provided with, a stamped sheet metal flanged collar, the collar portion being normal to the body oi the disk and the flange thereof being fastened to the disk, an elongated sleeve tting within said collar and vextending to either side substantially beyond the faces of the pairs of disks. bearing means within the sleeve having a non-rotative shaft receiving portion, a shaft tting within said portion of the bearing means. re-

leasable positioning means on the shaft adapted to bear against the non-rotative portion of they bearing means, an annular cover carried by the flanges of the disksgand means for securingthe disks to clamp said cover between said outward- 1y turned portions, said outwardly turned portions also inclining toward one another so as to bite into the cover.

in said collar and extending to veither side subv stantially beyond the faces of the pair of disks,

frames and the like comprising a pair of com-- plementary stamped sheet' metal disks arranged reversely to one another and having central registering apertures and each being provided with a peripheral annular ange normal to the body of the disk, each flange having edge portions bent generally radially outwardly, -the flanges cooperating to provide a seat for a cover andthe outwardly bent portions being adapted to clamp the cover therebetween, at least one of said disks being provided with a stamped sheet metal fianged collar, the collar portion being normal to the body of the disk and the flange thereof being fastened to the disk, an elongated sleeve fitting within said collar and extending to'either .side substantially beyond the faces of the pairs of disks, bearing means within the sleeve having a non-rotative shaft receiving portion, a shaft fitting within said portion of the bearing means,- -releasable positioning means on the shaft adapted to bear .against the non-rotative portion of the bearing means, an annular covervcarrie/d by the flanges of the disks, and means for securing the disks together toclamp said cover between said outwardly bent portions.

3. A spinning rollfor spinning and drawing frames and the like comprising a pair of complementary stamped sheet metal disks arranged re- 4. A spinning roll for spinning and drawing frames and the like comprising a pair of complementary stamped sheet-metal disks arranged reversely to one another and having central registering apertures and each beingprovided with y a peripheral annular flange normal to the body of the disk, the flanges cooperating to provide a seat for a cover, one of said disks being provided with a stamped metal flanged collar, the collar 4 portion being normal to the body of the disk and the flange thereof being-fastened to the said disk, an elongated sleeve fitting within said collar and extending to either side substantially beyond the faces of the pair of disks, bearing means within the sleeve having a non-rotative shaft receiving portion, a shaft tting within said-portion of the bearing means, releasable positioning means'on the shaft adapted to bear against the non-rotative portion of the bearing means, means for frames and the like comprising a pair of comversely to one another and having central regisplementary stamped sheet-metal disks arranged reversely to one another and having central registering apertures and each being provided with a peripheral annular flange normal to the body of the disk, the flanges cooperating to provide a seat `for a cover, one of said disks being provided with a stamped sheet metalflanged collar, the collar portion being normal -to the body of the disk and the flange thereof being fastened to the said disk,

an elongated sleeve fitting within said collar andv extending to either side substantially beyond the faces of the pair of disks, ball' bearing means within `the sleeve, the outer race portion of which engages the inside of the sleeve and the inner race portion of which isadapted to receive a shaft. a shaft fitting within the inner race portion, releasable positioning means on the shaft engaging the inner race portion, and an annular.

cover carried by the anges of the disk.

EDWARD J. COURTNEY. 

